The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-09-17
COLLEGE SOCIETIES.
NOTED ORGANIZATIONS AMONG THE
GLASSES AT YALE.

The Most Profoundly Secret "Slull aud
B"nc>-Thc 'Scr"ll and Key" and the
'Wolrs Hcad"-othcr Prominent Glass
Societies.
Nales most celebrated senior Societies, are
"Skul and BoneS," Scroll and Key and
"Wclfs Head To be elected Il member of
Skull and Bones is considered one of the
greatest honors that can fall TO a Nalc man.
To secure such an election II man must
achieve celebrity in one direction az another
Wealth or popularity is of minor Importance.
The society is limited to fifteen members.
Among them are generally 10 hc found rl.,
captains of the university crew, tn, baseball
and football teams. and also prominent ,r;,.b
athletes. Among others generally chosen arc
the vnledicioran of the senior class, ON" ur
more members of the hual,l of editors of the
Yale Literary Magazine, and one or more
officers of the various athletic organizations.
lli. Sorlcty has been in existence tit,v-iivc
years, and numbers among its l,ast members
some of the most noted men who have grad
uatcu from Vale. Its meetings are held in IL
m'sscoverc,l sandstone building situated no,
far from tho campus, and are conducted with
the most profound secrecy y" bones man
has ever been induced to disclose amy uf the
doinss of tli" society. aud genuine o.icnsc is
taken If it be referred to in his presence
Next in Importance comes the Scroll and
Key society. Its mcmhcrs are all mon
prominent in some direction, hut, MS !, rule,
they are less celebrated than the "iion, )"
men. Popularity and wealth arc important
considerations in the choice of many of the
keys men, and tl" honor Of membership is
almost as eagerly sought as in "Huncs."
The society yrlcpt "Wolf's Head" las sl,r,i.
INTO existence within Il few years, and has
grown to II good deal of Importance and
popularity. 1t has like its sister organize
tlons, beautiful building, the interior of
which is said To Inc handsomely furnished
THE JUNIOR Societies.
The junior societies, "Delta Kappa E:,,-
silon" and "Psi Upsilon,' are uncicmt and
honorable organizations which have been
celebrated i'll story and i'll song Prominence
and popularity are the important factors in
the choice of members Up to the year -,
both societies were accustomed ,n give
Thanksgiving plays in Alumni hall. rhr-,.
performances were very attractive In
old graduates and town people, hut
the college boys fell into the habit
of doing and saying such objcr-
tionable things Oh these occasions that the
faculty finally prohibited further public per
fornacrs; and SO it has come top,ss that the
yearly exhibitions are now witnessed only ly
the members of the society under who's.
auspices they are held. The exhibitions fake
the form of minstrel shows and hurlvs,ilrs ON
tn" plays Of Shakespeare OF some more
modern author. The minstrel shows fire.
qncntly include limitations of ccrcntricities Of
the various professors, and are invariably
received with great glsto. Costumes from
New York are employed, and much time is
spent in rrhcarsing for the presentations
Similar plays are given in May on the
casion of the initiation of the sophomore
members.
In addition to the fruternitcs mentioned
above, there nre several sophomore and
freshman societies and largo number of
Sheffield Scientific school societies; but they
are less important than those that have been
named,-Arthur Edmamls jerks in Lppi,-
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